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The Moth Radio Hour: Matters of the Heart

The Moth

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The Unfair Decision to Leave the Birds

"I woke up sort of in the morning after a very sulky night sleep. And I was actually woken up by a rough hand shaking my shoulder" Her father told her to leave their nest because it had disturbed the birds. "It was wonderful, it was the most exultant moment of my young life," she says. But 41 years later they were rushed into an ambulance for his death.

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